The 2011 Freelander 2 – Embracing Efficient Technologies
The 2011 Freelander 2 is scheduled for release in the UK at the end of September 2010. At the heart of this next generation Freelander is Land Rover’s new, super efficient 2.2-litre diesel engine. The new engine is quieter, more efficient and has 20Nm more torque than the outgoing engine. This means the 2011 Freelander 2 offers improved engine response and more mid-range strength for towing, while significantly reducing CO2 emissions.
The 2011 Freelander 2′s new turbo diesel engine is available, as ever, in 4 wheel drive, featuring manual transmission and Land Rover’s intelligent Stop/Start technology as standard. However, as an addition to the Freelander 2 range, Land Rover will also be providing the option of a 2WD derivative, which is to be made available in the UK from January 2011. This ground-breaking model will be called the Freelander 2 eD4 and it will be the most efficient Land Rover ever produced, with fuel consumption of 47.2mpg combined and CO2 emissions of just 158g/km.
Along with the eagerly anticipated Range Rover Evoque, the new Freelander 2 eD4 moves Land Rover into the hugely popular and fiercely contested two wheel-drive SUV market. Aside from this, a 2WD option is just one of the ways in which Land Rover are continuing to develop vehicle efficiency. Naturally, this development cannot be to the detriment of the ongoing commitment to build the world’s finest all-terrain vehicles. Land Rover’s environmental partners depend on this impeccable standard of off-road performance.
Land Rover is committed to addressing the challenges of climate change and since September 2006, carbon dioxide generated by manufacturing activities and customer vehicle use has been counter-balanced through an industry leading offset programme run by Climate Care.
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[...] 2011 Freelander 2 to be 2WD? After much debate about 2WD Landies on the Land Rover Our Planet facebook page, seems the new Freelander 2 is going to be available in 2WD for those that want it. Not exclusively 2WD from what I hear though. Without turning this into too much of an argument about CO2 emissions melting the ice caps, who reckons that a 2WD option is more efficient and who thinks, as someone put it, a 2WD Landy makes as much sense as alcohol free lager? Here's the facebook page if you're that way inclined: Login | Facebook And here's the article link that was on there: The 2011 Freelander 2 – Embracing Efficient Technologies | Land Rover Our Planet [...]